hit-and-miss

[ hit-n-mis ]

/ ˈhɪt nˈmɪs /

adjective

sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not.

Origin of hit-and-miss

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby hit-and-miss

histrionic, histrionic personality disorder, histrionics, hit, Hitachi, hit-and-miss, hit-and-run, hit a snag, hit batsman, hit below the belt, hit between the eyes

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Example sentences from the Web for hit-and-miss

But Germany has learned a great deal during two years of hit-and-miss submarine campaigns.
Germany, The Next Republic?|Carl W. Ackerman
The temperature should be regulated by means of the hit-and-miss ventilators at the floor level.
The Turkish Bath|Robert Owen Allsop
Therefore, a kerosene engine of the hit-and-miss type should be avoided.
Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer
It had all one common mark; it was all "the church," but the hit-and-miss of it, its lightning change, bewildered him.
John Wesley, Jr.|Dan B. Brummitt

The list is in the highest degree a hit-and-miss selection and the more casual it is, the better for the purpose in hand.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement|Lyford Paterson Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for hit-and-miss

hit-and-miss

adjective

informal random; haphazarda hit-and-miss affair; the technique is very hit and miss Also: hit or miss

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单词	hit-and-miss
释义	hit-and-miss [ hit-n-mis ] / ˈhɪt nˈmɪs / adjective sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not. Origin of hit-and-miss First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby hit-and-miss histrionic, histrionic personality disorder, histrionics, hit, Hitachi, hit-and-miss, hit-and-run, hit a snag, hit batsman, hit below the belt, hit between the eyes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hit-and-miss But Germany has learned a great deal during two years of hit-and-miss submarine campaigns. Germany, The Next Republic?\|Carl W. Ackerman The temperature should be regulated by means of the hit-and-miss ventilators at the floor level. The Turkish Bath\|Robert Owen Allsop Therefore, a kerosene engine of the hit-and-miss type should be avoided. Farm Mechanics\|Herbert A. Shearer It had all one common mark; it was all "the church," but the hit-and-miss of it, its lightning change, bewildered him. John Wesley, Jr.\|Dan B. Brummitt The list is in the highest degree a hit-and-miss selection and the more casual it is, the better for the purpose in hand. The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement\|Lyford Paterson Edwards British Dictionary definitions for hit-and-miss hit-and-miss adjective informal random; haphazarda hit-and-miss affair; the technique is very hit and miss Also: hit or miss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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